Laval Tragedy, Health Funding, State of the Union - February 8, 2023

09/02/2023 29 min
Laval Tragedy, Health Funding, State of the Union - February 8, 2023

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Episode Synopsis

Political leaders react to the death of two children after a bus crashed into a Laval, Que. daycare.

MPs debate health care and the federal funding offer to provinces and territories: Adam van Koeverden (Liberal), Stephen Ellis (Conservative), and Don Davies (NDP). And we have reaction from Dr. Michael Gardam, the chair of HealthCareCAN's board of directors.

Economists Pedro Antunes (Conference Board of Canada) and Brett House (Public Policy Forum, Munk School, Massey College) analyze the Canadian implications of U.S. President Joe Biden's State of the Union address.